Wrist-support for violin-players



(No Model.)

J. H. PETERMANN.

WRIST SUPPORT FOR VIOLIN PLAYERS. No. 542,278. Patented July 9, 1895.

WI NESSES IN VENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. PETERMANN, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

WRIST-SUPPORT FOR VIOLIN-PLAYERS.

$PEGIF1CATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,278, dated July 9,1895.

Application filed June 20, 1894. Serial No. 515,180. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. PETERMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVrist-Supports forViolin- Players, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for supporting the wrists ofviolin-players While using such instruments; and the object of myinvention is to provide a device which, being interposed between theneck of the violin and the wrist or hand of the player, will maintainthe wrist and hand in a natural and easy position.

XVithoutsome supporting deviceinterposed between the wrist or hand andthe neck of the violin the player is compelled to bend his wrist intoward the neck of the instrument and support the violin on the lowerpart of the palm of the hand in order to use the hugers upon thestrings; but such a position of the wrist and hand is unnatural, and themovement of the fingers is by no means so free as is desirable. By theuse of my device much greater freedom of motion is obtained for thefingers and playing upon the instrument is made much easier.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 shows the support adjusted to the wrist and in use. Fig. 2 is afront view of the support. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view ofthe support, taken through its middle line; and Fig. 4 is a rearelevation of the support.

In the drawings, A indicates the body of the support. B indicates theextensible top thereof. 0 indicates the adjustment-pin, and D indicatesthe retaining-band.

The support may be of wood, vulcanite, celluloid, or other suitablematerial, and is constructed in two parts, the base and the extensibletop. Upon one side of the baseis formed a vertical groove a, and in themiddle of this groove is formed a longitudinal slot 1), passing throughthe wall of the base. The lower end of the base is curved inwardly fromits sides and properly rounded to restupon the wrist or palm of the handwithout cutting or bruising it, and to the shoulders formed on the lowersides of the base at each end of the curve mentioned is attached a band,preferably of some elastic material, to retain the support in itsposition upon the hand or wrist. The extensible top is forked orcrotched at its upper end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and is providedwith alongitudinal tongue 0, extend ing downwardly from the crotch orfork and so proportioned and formed as to slide within the groove a.Attached to the tongue 0 and passing through it is the adjustment-pin O,which is threaded at one end and bears an internally-threaded nut orbutton cl, which on being turned one way or the other will permit thetongue 0 to slide in the groove a or hold it firmly against the base Aat any desired point Within the limit of the slot 7).

It will thus be seen that the entire support is an adjustable device,which may be lengthened or shortened to suit the convenience and comfortof the player, accordingly-as he prefers to have his wrist held fartherfrom or near to the neck of the violin while using the instrument, amatter largely dependent upon the size of the hand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A wrist supportfor violin players forked or crotched at each end adapted to embrace thehand or wrist at one end and the neck of the violin'at the other end andhaving a retaining band attached to the forks of one end thereof;substantially as shown and described.

2. A wristsupport for violin players consisting of two or more partsextensibly adjustable as to each other, said support being forked orcrotched at each end and adapted to embrace the hand or wrist at one endand the neck of the violin at the other end thereof; substantially asshown and described.

3. A wrist support for violin players consisting of two parts, each ofsaid parts being crotched or forked at one end, one of said parts havinga tongue adapted to play in or upon the other of said parts, incombination with an adjustable clamping device adapted to clamp the twoparts together at various points within the degree of theirextensibility; substantially as shown and described.

4. Awrist support for violin players consist- ICO ing' of two forked orcrotched parts relatively combination with a clamping deviceadjustadjustable to each other, one of said parts ably connecting saidparts; substantially as having a tongue adapted to play within or shownand described.

upon the other of said parts, and the other of JOHN H. PETERMANN. saidparts having a perpendicular groove within which said tongue is placedand a retaining band attached to the forks thereof, in

Witnesses:

B. THOMPSON, 'SAML. D. OLIPHANT, J r.

